Nellie King Stats

Nellie King was born on Thursday, March 15, 1928, in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. King was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1954, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Nellie King baseball stats page.

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Nellie King

Nellie King Autograph on a 1957 Topps Baseball Card (#349 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1957top01' title='1957 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Nellie King Autograph on a 1957 Topps Baseball Card (#349 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Nelson Joseph King
Nickname:   Nellie
Born On:   03-15-1928  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-11-2010 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Milton Hershey HS for Orphans High School (Hershey, PA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-06   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-15-1954 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-15-1957
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Nellie King Pitching Stats

1954 26 Pirates 4 0 3 0 0 .000 5.14 0 0 0 7.0 31 10 4 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 -
1955 27 Pirates 17 4 7 1 3 .250 2.98 0 0 0 54.1 232 60 18 24 2 14 3 21 0 2 0 -
1956 28 Pirates 38 0 21 4 1 .800 3.15 0 0 5 60.0 246 54 21 24 8 19 5 25 2 1 1 -
1957 29 Pirates 36 0 19 2 1 .667 4.50 0 0 1 52.0 229 69 26 27 7 16 6 23 1 2 0 -
4 Years 95 4 50 7 5 .583 3.58 0 0 6 173.1 738 193 69 80 17 50 14 72 3 5 1 -

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Nellie King Hitting Stats

1954 26 Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1955 27 Pirates 17 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1956 28 Pirates 38 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1957 29 Pirates 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
4 Years 95 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 5 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000

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Nellie King Fielding Stats

1954 Pirates P 4 0 21 3 0.8 3 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.86
1955 Pirates P 17 4 163 13 0.8 13 7 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.15
1956 Pirates P 38 0 180 11 0.3 11 6 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65
1957 Pirates P 36 0 156 12 0.3 12 6 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
P Totals 95 4 520 39 0.4 39 19 20 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.03
4 Years 95 4 520 39 0.4 39 19 20 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.03

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Nellie King Miscellaneous Stats

1954 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 3.86 1.29
1955 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.50 3.48 2.32
1956 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.32 3.75 2.85
1957 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 5.0 1.44 3.98 2.77
4 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 23.0 1.44 3.74 2.60

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Nellie King Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 Undetermined - -
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 29 Undetermined - -
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 29 Undetermined - -

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